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No FASTag for tolls? Relief on penalty if paid through UPI, says govt

Now non-FASTag users to pay 1.25x, not 2x of toll if paying via UPI

Cabinet okays ₹6,957-cr NH upgrade with wildlife corridor at Kaziranga

The Cabinet approved a Rs 6,957-cr NH-715 project with a 34.5-km elevated corridor and bypasses to protect Kaziranga wildlife and improve connectivity in Assam

Indian Railways freight volume rises 4% in September, coal demand steady

Indian Railways' freight volume reached 127.5 MT in September 2025, with overall growth led by fertiliser, iron ore, and steel products, even as coal demand remained subdued

India, Bhutan to establish first rail link with ₹4,033 cr outlay over 3 yrs

India and Bhutan will build Rs 4,033 crore rail links from Gelephu and Samtse within three years, connecting to Indian Railways to strengthen trade, cargo and passenger movement

Sagarmala NBFC to tap maritime development fund for up to ₹15,000 crore

The NBFC will tap into the MDF - one of the three pillars of the Rs 69,725 crore shipbuilding package - which was created as a financial umbrella for various areas

Will support brownfield projects with 25% of ₹8.2K cr fund: Shipping secy

Financial aid, cluster development, and credit note scheme aim to modernize Indian shipyards

Cos keen to invest ₹15K cr in greenfield shipbuilding clusters: Sonowal

Several existing Indian shipyards on both the east and west coasts have come forward to seek assistance under the brownfield capacity expansion program, says Sonowal

Cabinet okays ₹6,014 cr highway, railways projects in poll-bound Bihar

Cabinet clears ₹6,014 cr highway and railway projects in Bihar to boost freight, tourism, and cross-border trade, cutting travel time and expanding rail capacity

Cabinet clears ₹69,725 cr package to boost shipbuilding, maritime sector

Union Cabinet approves ₹69,725 crore maritime reforms package to build shipyards, expand clusters, provide long-term funding and strengthen India's shipbuilding capacity

Union Cabinet likely to consider ₹70,000 cr maritime initiatives soon

Queries sent to the ministry of ports shipping and waterways remained unanswered at the time of going to press

JNPA among 20 most-improved container ports globally: World Bank

In 2024, JNPT stood at the 19th rank globally among the ports which saw the highest improvement, according to the multilateral institution

Festival rush: Railways to run 12,000 special trains for Diwali, Chhath

Railways will operate 12,000 festival trains this year, with the Vande Sleeper set for rollout and a new Rajpura-Mohali line sanctioned to cut travel distance by 66 km

PM Narendra Modi to launch maritime initiative in Gujarat on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch shipping and shipbuilding projects worth over Rs 7,870 crore on Saturday, including port upgrades and ship repair facilities

Large ships get infrastructure status in boost to maritime industry

Move seen to ease financing woes of India's nascent shipbuilding industry

Govt assessing if Chabahar Port may have spillover effects of US sanctions

Officials say legal consultations on, solution will be worked out

NHAI to treat unauthorised subcontracting in highway projects as fraud

NHAI has redefined norms for highway contractors, classifying unauthorised subcontracting as fraud and tightening rules on work experience claims and third-party securities

Rly ticket booking only via Aadhaar for 15 mins upon opening from Oct

The ministry clarified that there will be no change in the timings of general reserved ticket bookings through computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters of Indian Railways at present

Wagon buying chugs along at slow pace: Target falls short by 40% in FY26

As of July, the Ministry of Railways has managed to procure around 6,703 wagons from the private and public sector undertakings, 5,300 short of its four-month target of 12,000 wagons.

In AI world, regulation must keep pace with tech: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

If technology is on a sprint, regulation should also be on a sprint. We do not want regulation that literally wipes off the technology itself, says FM

Anti-E20 campaign was paid to target me politically: Nitin Gadkari

Need to promote vehicle scrapping, have asked PM, FM for GST sops